the view from above

the view from above

such peace

such slowness

as the herd moves untroubled

from the past of yesterday

to the future of tomorrow

the now of today

is oily and smoke-strangled

wheeled seedpods

of livid humans

tarmac-bound, dispensable

crossing a motorway bridge

heavy with floral tributes

three cows stop in turn

to nose

and nibble at the blooms

the sun was late this morning

pinned behind power stations

having to try harder now

it was colder than before

the herd must have been friesian